Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-16
iEINNESOTA GRADES.
The Grades for Wheat, Corn and
Oats Established by the Rail-
road and WasellOuse
Commission.

The following ;,rc the grades of wheat,
corn and oats established t.s the rpiroad
and ":rc,'I,s. r.'niiissiOu in cOmpli-
ancn with tie warehouse and grain law,
inspecting, weighing and handling of
grain" approved March ), 1885, which
shall TIE known ns Minues,te grades"
the same TO lake effect unl be in force
o" and after shc hite,nt, ,iay Of Septen,-
hrr, 1897.
No. ! Hard Srrin, WhHt--No ] hard spring
wheat mus; :'e sound hrlSht aid we'll cleaned
and ,u">! h2 ruMpr-vh mostly vi !iurd Scotch
Fife ans! Weigh not less 1El,.n t1y-c;ght pounds
10 the lntatnred bnsr!
No No them Spring "heat- No. Northern
spring ~heat u,us, tr" sound uAd we'll cleaned,
ana must be CO,nlo>"i OF the hard and soft va
llrtles Cf spring wheat Nuic- il is to be UNDER
stood tl,at the minimum test wcg ht nf this grade
shall b. not less ihan fifty seven pounds to the
measured busllcl. ami must contain not less than
about - per cent of .he bard varieties of spring
wheat.
No : SortLcrn Spring wheat--So Northern
spring wheat must be sound reasonably clcan
and OF good milling quality. Eote-This grade
TO include al! heat not suitable for the higher
grades, and to weigh not Icss than ~ pounds to
the measured bushcl.
No. Spring WheAt-No. ) spring wheat shall
comprise a II inferior, shrnnken or dirty spring
wheat, weighing not less than 81 pounds to the
measured bushel.
Rejected Spring Wheat Rejected spring wheat
shall Include all spring wheat that is grown bad.
ly blcached. or for any cause unfit for No. 8
wheat: Note-Hheat containinE adnrixture Of
Rice or Goose wheat will in no case be grad
ed hig her than rejected.
No GIale-.All wheat that is in a heating con-
dii1n too musty, or too damp to be safe for
waruhousng, Or has any considerable admi1.arc
OF foreign grain or seeds or is badly "biu burnt"
whatever grade it. might otherwise be, shall be
pronounced 'No Grade" with inspectors uota-
to" as TO '0a'1WSyI WISTaR s1q foTdftiSHi WMEAI.
No. White Winter-Eo. white winter to no
sound, we'll cleaned, reasonably plump and com
10. White Winter-No white winter to be
sound. reasonably clean. and composed of the
white varieties.
No, Rcd Winter-So. red winter to be sound.
well cleaned, reasonably plump and composed Of
No. Red Wnt.r-No . Rel Winter to be
sound, reasonably clean. and composed ofthe
No. / Winter-No. / winter to be sound. well
clened. reasonably plump and composed Of
mixed white and red winter.
No. Winter-NO. winter to be sound, reason,
| ably clean and composed of mixed white and red
winter.
= No. Winter-No winter shall comprise all
less than 54 pounds to the measured bushel not
sound enough or otherwise unfit for No. 2 OF the
other grades.
Rejected Winter-ReJected winter, Il, for ware
housing but otherwise unfit for No. p
CORN.
No. yellow Corn-No. yellow corn shal! be
yellow, sound, dry, plump and well cleaned
No. Yellow C0Tn-No. 2yellow corn shall .:
three iourths yellow, dry, reasonably cieaiii out
not plump enough for No !.
No. Yellow C0fn-No. yellow corn shall be
three e-fourths yellsw, reasonably dry and reason.
ably clesn, but not sufficiently sound for 10 2
] I !
| sound, dry, plump and well cleaned
u. No. White Cofn-No. white corn shall DC
seven. eagbths white, dry ana reasonably vi-''
| OGs not plump enough for No. J..
NO. White C0rn-No. 8 white corh shall be
.5,y clean, but not sufficiently sound for No.
| No. Corn-No. ! corn shall be mixed corn Of
| choice quality. sound, dry and well cleaned.
l No. Corn-NO. corn shall be mixed corn,
ary, reasonably clean, but not good enough &c
No. sCorn-No. 8 corn shall I'c mixed corE,
reasonably dry and reasonably clean, but moi
sufficiently sound for No. 2. ~
No. 4 CorA-No. corn shall include al com
No. 8.
No Grade corn-So grade corn shall comprise
unfit for higher grades. ~ .... ..zs4.z
No. White Oats-No. 1 whife oats shall be
No. White Oats-No. Z white OATS s6aII be
seyen.eighths white, sweet reasonably clean and
reasonably free from othe, grain
No. White Osts-ao. white oats s;alfhs.
and clean for No. 2. z5.s x g
No. / Oats--No. oats shall be mixed oats.
sound, clean and reasonably fsee from oti,ss
No. 2 oass--Eo. oats shall be sweet, reasona-.
bly, clean, aud reasonably free from other grain
No.3 Oats-Eo. 8 oats shall be all oats that aEps
camp; unsound. dirty. g Sns any other ceuse une